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Ms. Welch from El Cajon, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Readers Are Leaders!

Help me give my students picture books to promote a love of language and literacy.

  • $243 goal

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My Project

My 1st graders love to be at school. They love to learn and they enjoy being an important part of their community. Nearly all the students that attend our school live in low-income households, but that does not stop them from contributing generously to their learning environment. They proudly cheer each other on, lift each other up, and push each other forward.

I aspire to build a classroom filled with highly engaged readers.I know from experience that engaged readers become strong leaders.

High-interest books that contain familiar themes related to current events are always a great way to engage students in active reading and reading comprehension. My goal is to stock our classroom library with as many highly engaging books as possible. These engaging books will give them the motivation and excitement to practice reading regularly.

Your donation to the books on this list will add engaging titles to our classroom library, but it will also give the students more book choices for them to enjoy with their classmates during read aloud and centers times. New books are always exciting for the students to share, and this literacy engagement greatly deepens their connections with literacy and strengthens their identity as readers.

Ms. Welch Johnson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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El Cajon, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

20 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Creepy Carrots! (Creepy Tales!) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
If You Give a Pig a Pancake • Amazon Business $13.70 1 $13.70
Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!, The • Amazon Business $12.84 1 $12.84
The Good Egg: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $12.27 1 $12.27
The Word Collector • Amazon Business $12.07 1 $12.07
Creepy Pair of Underwear! (Creepy Tales!) • Amazon Business $11.40 1 $11.40
I Was Once a Unicorn : A children's bedtime story for early readers, kindergartners and 1st graders about friendship: A lovely easy to read along tale ... (Fun Read Aloud Books for Early Readers) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Dragons Love Tacos • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
We Don't Eat Our Classmates: A Penelope Rex Book • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
Pig the Pug • Amazon Business $9.20 1 $9.20
Green Eggs and Ham • Amazon Business $7.96 1 $7.96
A Bad Case of Stripes (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Sneezy the Snowman • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! • Amazon Business $5.34 1 $5.34
The Biggest Snowman Ever • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The 100th Day of School (Hello Reader!, Level 2) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$159.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.58

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$206.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.41

Total project goal

$242.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $242.72

1 Donor

-$242.72

Donations toward project cost

-$206.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.41

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